What brand of tire are you running on your tow rig?

I run Bridgestone V Steel MIX LT235/85R16 10 ply grippers all around. They have been on the truck for 5yrs. and have not had 1 flat yet. They can really pack a load without rubbing together on the duals. I only run them at 70psi cause it makes for a harsh ride if you add anymore air to them.
I also ran the same tire on my 92 ram 4x4 and never had any trouble with them either.waytogo

 

I am currently running Cooper Discoverer stt, load range D but the same weight rating as the E.
Fantastic in the mud and snow, and a little wobbley(sp) in the corners.

 

I have two sets, one for summer and one for winter. BFG Rugged trail 285/75/16 for summer. They are good street tires, but absolutely no good in wet grass, light mud, or gravel. They just do not grip, I have to use 4x4 all of the time, well almost. For winter plowing I use Cooper ATR's LT235/85/16-E they are great in snow and all other low traction situations. Not noisy on the dry pavement either. I will buy them again when the BFG Rugged Trail tires wear out.
Other tires I have had;
Michelin LTX I did not like them in snow, wet grass, or mud. The M/S designation is false advertisement IMO. They were a good street tire.
BFG A/T they are very good all around, but getting rather pricey.
Firestone Steeltex They wear forever, wet street traction is only ok, but added siping helped that a lot. Snow,mud, wet grass traction was ok too.
I know different trucks will have different handling characteristics so my truck is a F350 PSD 4X4 RC SRW. I run an empty bed in summer, but 1000# counter weight and a 9' plow in winter.

 

I just ordered some Dunlop Rover RVXTs in a LT255/85R16. I heard good things about them & they seem to be rated pretty good.

Anybody else ever ran them?

 

There's a discussion going on in another forum about the Cooper Discoverer STT's.

Anybody got a picture of them on their truck?

I took two pictures of them last time I was in the tire shop:

 

BFG A/T

John

 

Tires

Cooper Discover S/T's in the 305/70/16 size load range D

Smooth on road and good traction when in dirt

 

285/16's Dayton Timberline M/T's on my dually--Best tires I've ever owned!
325/22's Nitto 404 on John's dually

We've tried all of the norms- Nitto, BFG, Swamper, none of them come close to performance or last like the Dayton Timberline M/T's on our duallies at least.

 

I run Procomp a/t 285/75/16 D on my second set of them..They stay balanced well and i got 45,000 miles on the last set.

 

265/70/r17 LT Load Range E Cooper S/T's.

 

235 x 85 X 16 Michelin LTX M/S (E) 69,000 miles so far on this set. Rotate every 10K. Run 55 up front and 50 in the rear.

Dave

 

33x10.50-15 BFG AT's for now. when these wear out I'll be going back to a 16" rim and tire combo probably.

Rick

 

BFG Commercial TA Traction
265/75R 16 E rated @ 3415 80Psi

So far I am very please with this tire. The size listed above was the largest it came in...when I last checked anyway.

 

BFG A/T's here (285's). I wish more manufacturers would start getting some more options for those of us with tow rigs and 17" wheels...

 

Tires

I run Firestone Steeltex AT LRE. This is what was on it when I got it. When it was time to change, I was going to go to Hankook something or others, but out of stock at the time, so I put new Steeltex AT's on. Then I found in the glove box the receipt from the the previous owner put the Steeltex's on originally. They went 75000 miles. I think I made the right choice - about half the tread gone, at about 35000 miles since. I am a happy man.